Book excerpt: The greatest poet of the eighteenth century deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of poetry. Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete poetical works of Alexander Pope, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Pope’s life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Features all three versions of the major text THE DUNCIAD, appearing for the first time in digital print * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Pope’s rare play * Features three biographies – discover Pope’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Poetry Collections EARLY POEMS PASTORALS WINDSOR FOREST AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM POEMS, 1708–17 THE RAPE OF THE LOCK ELOISA TO ABELARD POEMS: 1718–27 THE CURLL MISCELLANIES POEMS SUGGESTED BY GULLIVER LATER POEMS EPIGRAMS AND EPITAPHS AN ESSAY ON MAN MORAL ESSAYS SATIRES THE DUNCIAD THE ILIAD THE ODYSSEY The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Play THREE HOURS AFTER MARRIAGE by John Gay, Alexander Pope and John Arbuthnot The Biographies ALEXANDER POPE by Leslie Stephen THE AGE OF POPE by John Dennis BRIEF LIFE OF POPE by Thomas De Quincey